| BGL | Blood glucose level |
| DFUs | Diabetic foot ulcers |
| Flii | Flightless I |
| Flii+/− | Flightless I heterozygous knockout |
| FliiTg/Tg | Flightless I transgenic overexpressing |
| FnAb | Flii neutralizing antibody |
| HDMEC | Human dermal microvascular endothelial cells |
| hPC-PL | Human Pericytes from Placenta |
| IL-10 | Interleukin-10 |
| LER | Low expression regions |
| LRR | Leucine-rich repeat region |
| MSC | Mesenchymal stem cell |
| NG2 | Neural glial antigen 2 |
| PDGFRβ | Platelet-derived growth factor receptor beta |
| STZ | Streptozotocin |
| TNF | Tumour necrosis factor |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |